Question

Water is leaking out of a container. At 2:30 p.m., there are 42 pints of water in the container. At 4 p.m., there are 30 pints of water in the container.

If the water continues leaking out of the container at the same rate, how much water will be in the container at 6:30 p.m.?

A. 26 pints

B. 50 pints

C. 25 pints

D. 10 pints

Answer 1

The answer is D. it goes down 12 every 1 and a half hours so 4/1.5 =2.6666

Answer 2

2:30-4:00 is 90 minutes and 42-30 is 12 so they lost 12 pints in 90 minutes so